Education and Certificate
Master of Arts in Education, Queens College, City University of New York (January 2024)
New York State Initial Teaching Certification in PK-12 Visual Art (issued: June 2022)

Bachelor of Fine Arts, The Cooper Union School of Art (May 2018)
Gelman Foundation Award (May 2018)

Professional Experience
Art Teacher, PK-5 Visual Art, New York City Department of Education (July 2024 - present)
Teach drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture at an elementary school in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Write multi-week, sequential units aligned with the NYS and Blueprint Standards
Modify instruction for Multilingual Learners and students with IEPs in both integrated and self-contained classrooms
Install student artwork in school exhibitions
Host weekly family engagement activities
Organize a school-wide exhibition

Teaching Artist, K-8 Visual Art, Studio in a School, New York, NY (September 2019 – June 2024)
Taught painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture 4-5 days per week at a public elementary school in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Taught after school portfolio development at a middle school in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Wrote multi-week, sequential units aligned with the Blueprint Standards
Led professional development in Arts Integration for classroom teachers
Led family workshops in visual art, including bilingual workshops (English / Spanish)

Teaching Artist, K-8 Visual Art, BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn, NY (September 2021 – September 2022)
Taught in-school painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture for 12-week programs
Modified instruction for ELLs and students with IEPs in both integrated and self-contained classrooms
Installed student artwork in school exhibitions

Sculpture Faculty, 9-12 Visual Art, The Oxbow School Summer Program, Napa, CA (Summer 2019)
Taught foundations of sculpture, and advised students’ independent projects at an intensive art program
Supervised students in residential housing

Internships
Teaching Assistant Intern, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY (Fall 2023)
Assisted with workshops for adults in lithography, letterpress, screen printing, embossing, collagraph, etc. at a community printmaking shop

Student Teacher, K-8 Visual Art, New York City Department of Education (September 2021 - May 2022)
Student-taught painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture in an elementary school and a middle school.

Pottery Studio Intern, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY (Spring 2017)
Mixed clay bodies and glazes, loaded kilns, maintained studio equipment, and assisted ceramicists working in a community ceramic studio